At the House of Sarcire, high necklines aren’t the fashion. They’re survival.

It was haute couture, not noble blood, that brought the Sarcire family into Victorian London’s elite circles. That is, until Esther Sarcire returns home from university to find her mother engaged to Lord Godric Collard, and their family atelier radically transformed by his influence.

Collard has already installed himself in their residence (a ruinous scandal if the gossip sheets were to find out) and compelled one of his wards to shadow Esther. As she begrudgingly trains the handsome, mercurial Benjamin, Esther finds herself drawn to him—and becomes increasingly aware that Collard’s thirst for control threatens far more than the business. With all eyes on House of Sarcire for the summer season, Esther must claw back her family’s legacy without sacrificing their reputation . . . or their lives.

Seam Ripper is a decadent tale of class, ambition, power, and exquisite taste.